Rick Strickland is a Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 singer. Although he is currently a soloist, Strickland has sung tenor

Tenor

The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...

 with several groups in the past, including The Singing Americans

Singing Americans

The Singing Americans was a Southern Gospel group based in Maiden, North Carolina. They are best known for being a stepping stone to popular singers, such as Mark Flaker Ivan Parker , Danny Funderburk , Clayton Inman , David Sutton , Michael English The Singing Americans was a Southern Gospel...

 (1982-1985), The Sound (1985-1987), The Kingdom Heirs

Kingdom Heirs

The Kingdom Heirs Quartet are a Southern Gospel quartet based at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.-Musical career:The Kingdom Heirs perform multiple shows daily at Dollywood during the months that the park is open. While the park is closed, they tour just like any other group. The group has...

 (1987-1992), The Stamps Quartet, and Ed Enoch and Golden Covenant. Rick Strickland now sings tenor with The American Quartet in NC.

Strickland won a favorite tenor award in 1985 and received Grammy and Dove Award nominations in 1998.

External links

• Rick Strickland's website
• Rick Strickland biography